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Nugent-Hopkins leads Oilers past Stars to take 3-2 lead in Western Conference final
DALLAS, TEXAS - MAY 31: Philip Broberg #86 of the Edmonton Oilers celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against the Dallas Stars during the third period in Game Five of the Western Conference Final of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center on May 31, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
David Hearn makes cut at RBC Canadian Open after long PGA Tour layoff
David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., adjusts his glasses before his tee shot on the 1st hole in the first round of the Canadian Open in Hamilton, Ont., Thursday, May 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Panthers now one win from return to Stanley Cup Final, while Rangers seek to force a Game 7
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) pauses as teammates fight with Florida Panthers players during the second period of Game 5 in the Eastern Conference finals of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Trudeau endorses proposal outlined by Biden to wind down Israel-Hamas war
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises during Question Period, Wednesday, May 29, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canadian women bumped 3-1 by Serbia in VNL tourney
Canada's Alexa Gray bumps a ball during a Volleyball Women's Nations League match against Brazil, at the Maracanazinho stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Gray had 19 points to lead the Canadian women's volleyball team to a 25-20, 25-15, 25-22 victory over Germany in Volleyball Nations League play on Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Bruna Prado
Running for U.S. president from prison? Eugene V. Debs did it, a century ago
FILE - This is an undated portrait of socialist Eugene Debs. Following his unprecedented felony conviction, former president and current Republican front-runner Donald Trump has to wait to find out what his sentence will be. But even if it involves time behind bars, that doesn't mean his campaign to return to the White House comes to an end. He wouldn't even be the first candidate to run for that office while imprisoned. That piece of history belongs to Eugene V. Debs, who ran on the Socialist Party ticket in 1920 — and garnered almost a million votes, or about 3 percent. (AP Photo, File)
Spirit rout Warriors 7-1 to book spot in Memorial Cup final and meeting with Knights
Saginaw Spirit's Ethan Hay (68) celebrates his goal against the Moose Jaw Warriors with Jorian Donovan (75) and Sebastien Gervais (15) during first period Memorial Cup hockey action in Saginaw, Mich., Friday, May 31, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Duane Burleson
Ward leads Redblacks to 19-13 pre-season win over Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes defensive back Myles Brooks, left, and defensive back Smoke Monday take down Ottawa RedBlacks' Justin Hardy during first half CFL pre-season action, Friday, May 31, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Mital shines as Argos beat Tiger-Cats 25-14 in pre-season-tilt
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Cameron Dukes (11) and wide receiver Kevin Mital (10) celebrate a touchdown during first half CFL pre-season action against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Guelph, Ont., Friday, May 31, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
Families of women murdered by Robert Pickton respond to his violent death
Sarah Jean de Vries holds flowers and a photo during a news conference following news of Robert Pickton's death, with family members of his victims in Vancouver, on Friday, May. 31, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Meechai enjoys hot start and leads Women’s Open, Korda won’t be around to see it end
Wichanee Meechai, of Thailand, htis from the second tee during the second round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Lancaster Country Club, Friday, May 31, 2024, in Lancaster, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The 2024 Canadian Screen Awards rebounded from last year’s disaster – once you could actually hear the show
Barry Hertz
Ex-husband of B.C. woman Tatjana Stefanski charged with her murder
Jason Gaudreault, whose partner Tatjana Stefanski was found dead on April 14 after disappearing a day earlier, shows a photograph of her on his phone, in Lumby, B.C., on Monday, May 13, 2024. Police say the ex-husband of B.C. woman Tatjana Stefanski has been charged with her murder, more than six weeks after she went missing from her home in Lumby and was later found dead. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Live Nation probing Ticketmaster hack amid user data leak concerns
Live Nation signage is displayed outside of offices in Hollywood, California on May 30, 2024. The United States Department of Justice announced on May 23, 2024 that it was filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ticketmaster LLC (Live Nation-Ticketmaster) "for monopolization and other unlawful conduct that thwarts competition in markets across the live entertainment industry." (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. and allies clash with China and Russia over North Korea’s launches and threats to use nukes
A North Korean military guard post, top, and South Korean post, bottom, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, May 31, 2024. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised firing drills involving nuclear-capable, multiple rocket launchers to show the country's ability to carry out preemptive attacks on rival South Korea, state media reported Friday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
‘He’s a warrior’: Stars defenceman Chris Tanev suits up for Game 5 of Western Conference Final
Tesla shareholder sues Musk for alleged $7.5-billion insider trading
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference on innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
Former tech exec admits to fraud involving a scheme to boost Getty Images shares, authorities say
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are seen in Washington, July 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES BUSINESS POLITICS)/File Photo
As Oilers make a push for the Stanley Cup Final, playoff hockey begins to disappear from CBC
Rogers Sportsnet unveiled their new broadcast studio of the upcoming NHL hockey season, during a media tour at the CBC building in Toronto on Sept 29 2014. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
Trump lashes out at Biden following guilty verdict
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a press conference, the day after a guilty verdict in his criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Bryan Adams weighs into debate on what should count as a Canadian song
Bryan Adams has added more Canadian dates to his So Happy It Hurts tour. The “Run To You” rocker announced shows across British Columbia and Alberta that will follow a string of summer dates in the United States. Adams at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala in Toronto, on Sept. 24, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Vancouver Police arrest 14 pro-Palestinian protesters for blocking rail lines
Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Vancouver Police say they have arrested 14 people at a protest by pro-Palestinian demonstrators who were blocking rail lines in East Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Simoneau wins solo technical gold in World Cup artistic swimming
Jacqueline Simoneau of Canada competes in the women's solo free final of artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
B.C. man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of wife, Naomi Onotera, in 2021
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., Friday, April 13, 2018. RCMP say Naomi Onotera was last seen Aug. 28 and that residents near her home are being asked to provide police with any video surveillance or dashcam footage from between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. that evening. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Former lawyer for OPSEU jailed after contempt of court ruling
Warren (Smokey) Thomas speaks to reporters at Queens Park in Toronto, on January 21, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama, dies at 86
FILE - First lady Michelle Obama, left, and her mother Marian Robinson react as Ret. Navy Admiral John B. Nathman speaks to delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 6, 2012. Robinson, who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died, according to an announcement by Michelle Obama and other family members Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
BC United caucus chair Lorne Doerkson defects to Conservatives
B.C. Conservative Party Leader John Rustad speaks to members of the media during a year-end availability at legislature in Victoria, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Pro-Palestinian protesters enter Brooklyn Museum, unfurl banner as police make arrests
Pro-Palestinian protestors go on top of the Brooklyn Museum entrance roof during a protest, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Police extend search of Saskatoon landfill for missing woman
Mackenzie Lee Trottier is shown in a Saskatoon police handout photo. Police accompanied by specialized dogs are set to start searching Saskatoon's landfill looking for Trottier, who was last seen in December 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Saskatoon Police **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Alberta police watchdog to investigate after jailed woman lost baby
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Toronto Metropolitan University law students didn’t break code of conduct with pro-Palestinian letter, review says
The entrance to the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, on the fourth floor of the Podium building at Toronto Metropolitan University. May 29, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
Laurentian Bank plans refocus on commercial lending after tumultuous year
Laurentian Bank headquarters is seen Tuesday, April 5, 2022 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Leon makes her case for the starting striker job
Adriana Leon
WNBA commissioner says charter flight program still has a few kinks but is running smoothly
FILE - WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at a news conference before Game 1 of basketball's WNBA Finals between the Connecticut Sun and the Washington Mystics, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, in Washington. Pulling together its charter flight program in the span of a few weeks caused a couple of early hiccups for the WNBA. The league plans to have everything running smoothly after the Olympic break. “It’s a big Rubik’s cube,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert told The Associated Press in a phone interview Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Striking Canadian Safran workers make new offer to avert lengthy walkout, union says
FILE PHOTO: A view of the logo of Safran at the 54th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 22, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Trudeau government mum on Donald Trump conviction, vows to work with any U.S. leader
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly talks to media as she arrives to attend an informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs at Czernin Palace in Prague, Czech Republic on May 31, 2024. (Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP) (Photo by MICHAL CIZEK/AFP via Getty Images)
Conservatives raise privilege concern over post identifying NDP MP as assistant deputy speaker
A third member of the House of Commons leadership team is in the hot seat as accusations fly over allegedly partisan online posts featuring MPs who sit in the Speaker's chair. Candidate for Speaker and member of Parliament Carol Hughes is applauded after delivering a speech in the House of Commons prior to voting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul has been postponed after Tyson’s health episode
FILE PHOTO: Boxers Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Katie Taylor, and Amanda Serrano attend a news conference, ahead of their sanctioned professional fight which was set to take place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 20, in New York City, U.S., May 13, 2024. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo
Why has Toronto let Queen’s Park (the actual park, that is) fall into such disrepair?
Marcus Gee
Toronto FC gets Laryea back but no firm word on Insigne’s availability for D.C. game
Toronto FC's Richie Laryea, right, controls the ball against FC Cincinnati forward Yuya Kubo during an MLS soccer match Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, in Cincinnati. Laryea is expected to return from injury for Saturday's game at D.C. United. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Jeff Dean
‘BlackBerry,’ ‘Little Bird’ nab top trophies at Canadian Screen Awards
Cast and crew of "Blackberry" pose with the Best Motion Picture award at the Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto, Canada, May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Editorial Cartoons for July, 2024
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Editorial cartoon by David Parkins published July 31, 2024. MEAT LOAF. ALBERTA TO CRACK DOWN ON FOOD SAFETY. WELL, I'M OFF TO PARI - WHERE E.COLI CAN BREATH FREE!
Editorial Cartoons for June, 2024
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Editorial cartoon by Graham Roumieu published June. 29, 2024. LIBERAL.
Danny Sahl and Dave Markle are Canadian caddies who carry more than golf clubs
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 14: Corey Conners of Canada and caddie, Danny Sahl, look on from the sixth hole during the first round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 14, 2024 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Toronto broadcaster Bob Mackowycz Sr., creator of Q107′s ‘Psychedelic Sunday,’ dies
Radio broadcaster Bob Mackowycz Sr., whose visionary programming injected a certain artistic flair into Toronto's cultural scene, has died. Mackowycz Sr. is seen in a Q107 radio studio in a May 26, 1986, family handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Al Dunlop, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Saskatchewan government seeks binding arbitration in contract dispute with teachers
Saskatchewan’s education minister says he wants to quickly wrap up a three-year contract with teachers by sending it to binding arbitration. Saskatchewan Minister of Education Jeremy Cockrill speaks to members of the media after the release of the Saskatchewan budget in Regina, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Costs, and fan behaviour, spiralling out of control at sports events
Cathal Kelly
If Alexandra, 58, retires now, how long will her money last?
April 23, 2024.THE GLOBE & MAIL/Michael Bell
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
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Will the Bank of Canada get caught behind the curve again?
Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem participates in a news conference on the Bank of Canada’s release of the 2024 Financial Stability Report, in Ottawa, on Thursday, May 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
In one juror’s trajectory, both the strength of the jury system and the fragility of the rule of law are exposed
Andrew Coyne
Politics Briefing: Defence Department moving employees out of building over safety concerns
The Canada Flag flies on the Peace Tower of Parliament Hill as pedestrians make their way along Sparks Street Mall in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. Federal public servants are expected to be back in office by the end of the month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to state's abortion law over medical exceptions
FILE - Amanda Zurawski introduces President Joe Biden to speak at an event on the campus of George Mason University in Manassas, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, to campaign for abortion rights. The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected a challenge to one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S. following a lawsuit by women who had serious pregnancy complications during their pregnancies. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Who was Robert Pickton? A timeline of events leading to the serial killer’s conviction and death
An exhibit from the Pickton trial, a poster board of 48 missing women shown to Pickton during the 11 hours interview on day after he was arrested. Names of those identified in court: #1 Sereena Abotsway; #3 Andrea Joesbury; #4 Mona Wilson; #17 Georgina Papin; #26 Marnie Frey; #48 Brenda Wolfe outside the BC Supreme Court in New Westminster January 30, 2007 on the seven day of the trial for accused serial killer Robert Pickton
Indigo bookstore chain completes Trilogy deal to take retailer private
Indigo Books & Music Inc. says Trilogy Investments LP has acquired all of the retailer's outstanding shares. An Indigo bookstore sign is illuminated on a store front in Ottawa, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Trump Media shares swing wildly and then tumble a day after former president was convicted
Former President Donald Trump returns to the courthouse moments before hearing that the jury had a verdict in his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. (Justin Lane/Pool Photo via AP)
Evening Update: Angry Trump lashes out at judge, opponents in press conference
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Trump Tower, Friday, May 31, 2024, in New York. A day after a New York jury found Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony charges, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee addressed the conviction and likely attempt to cast his campaign in a new light. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Why now might be the time to start nibbling on A&W
For Investor Clinic column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
Halifax harbour to host the first-ever Sail Grand Prix race in Canadian waters
Team Canada vessel takes a practise run with Dartmouth in background on May 30th, 2024 before the SailGP races in Halifax, NS. Sail Grand Prix event in the harbour June 1 and 2 – where some of the fastest sailing vessels in the world will compete in teams of six representing 10 countries. It’s the first time these sailors have gone head-to-head in Canadian waters – flying F50 foiling catamarans between Georges Island and the Macdonald bridge at speeds of up to nearly 100 kilometres an hour.
Convicted serial killer Robert Pickton dead after prison attack
An artist's sketch shows accused serial killer Robert Pickton taking notes during the second day of his trial in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster, B.C., Tuesday January 31, 2006. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jane Wolsack
Judge approves settlement agreement for Nova Scotia’s Northern Pulp mill
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has approved a settlement agreement between the owners of the Northern Pulp mill and the Nova Scotia government. The Northern Pulp mill in Abercrombie Point, N.S., is viewed from Pictou, N.S., Dec. 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Head of sex education group says New Brunswick premier misrepresented sexual health presentation
The slide that angered New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is the first of more than 100 in a presentation given to high school students across the country about healthy relationships, sexual health and sexually transmitted infections. Higgs delivers the State of the Province speech in Fredericton, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
Pitching in: Parachuting at 100 to raise $100,000 for sick children
100-year old Ed Marshall, who was with the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion during WW2 but never saw action as he was still in training when the war ended, poses for a photograph at the Sunnybrook Veteran’s Residence, in Toronto, Thursday May 30, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
Two Deloitte partners face misconduct allegations over audits of insolvent Bondfield Construction
Deloitte Canada says it has launched a dedicated practice focused on helping build capacity and opportunity for Indigenous Peoples and Nations. Deloitte signage is pictured in the financial district in Toronto, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj
New Jersey woman back on dialysis after doctors remove transplanted pig kidney
FILE - Lisa Pisano looks at photos of her dog after her surgeries at NYU Langone Health in New York on Monday, April 22, 2024. Doctors had to remove a transplanted pig kidney from Pisano and put her back on dialysis just 47 days later – because the heart disease she also suffers damaged the new organ. Pisano was only the second patient ever to receive a kidney from a gene-edited pig, and NYU Langone Health announced Friday, May 31, that she is stable after removal of the kidney. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum, File)
Utilities are enjoying an AI tailwind. Can the sector shake off its dull reputation?
FILE PHOTO: Workers install a utility pole to support power lines after an unprecedented winter storm in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
BHP’s failed pursuit of Anglo American does not mean mining megadeals are dead
Eric Reguly
Canaccord buys U.K.-based financial planning firm Cantab
The logo for Canaccord Genuity is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Staff
Donald Trump is a criminal – and his conviction is a catastrophe for America
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Trump Tower, Friday, May 31, 2024, in New York. A day after a New York jury found Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony charges, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee addressed the conviction and likely attempt to cast his campaign in a new light. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Preliminary figures show Ottawa posted $50.9-billion deficit for 2023-24
The federal government ended the 2023-24 fiscal year with a deficit of $50.9 billion. The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill is pictured from the West Gate in Ottawa on Monday, May 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Insiders buy as Badger Infrastructure stock pulls back from 52-week high
Ted Dixon
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Upside-down American flag reappears as right-wing protest symbol after Trump’s guilty verdict
A supporter holds an American flag upside-down following the announcement of the verdict in former U.S. President Donald Trump's criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, outside former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., May 30, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Missing cheers for a pipeline that’s delivering on the bargain
Campbell Clark
So it begins: OpenAI, Scarlett Johansson and artificial-intelligence bootlegging
FILE PHOTO: The 76th Cannes Film Festival - Press conference for the film "Asteroid City" in competition - Cannes, France, May 24, 2023. Cast member Scarlett Johansson attends. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo
Struggling Dow transport stocks could be economic warning signal
A Norfolk Southern freight train runs through a crossing on Sept. 14, 2022, in Homestead, Pa.
Calendar: What investors need to know for the week ahead
The Bay Street financial district is shown in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022
Biden details a three-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down the Israel-Hamas war
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the verdict in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial and on the Middle East, from the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, May 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Hockey Canada announces women’s and girls’ steering committee
Hockey Canada has formed a committee of stakeholders to help structure the organization's next women's and girls' hockey strategic plan. A Hockey Canada logo is seen on the door to a meeting room at the organizations head office in Calgary on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Fox, MacIntyre second-round leaders at RBC Canadian Open; Hughes low Canadian
HAMILTON, ONTARIO - MAY 31: Robert MacIntyre of Scotland plays his shot from the 18th tee during the second round of the RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf & Country Club on May 31, 2024 in Hamilton, Ontario. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
ABBA receive prestigious Swedish knighthood for pop career that started at Eurovision
The music group ABBA with Björn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Benny Andersson are given the Royal Vasa Order from Sweden's King and Queen during a ceremony at Stockholm Royal Palace on May 31, 2024 for outstanding contributions to Swedish and international music life. (Photo by Henrik Montgomery/TT / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by HENRIK MONTGOMERY/TT/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
Human smuggling from B.C. to U.S. soars, using train, Uber and foot
Motorists wait at U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspection booths at the Peace Arch border crossing in Blaine, Wash., across the Canada-U.S. border from Surrey, B.C., on Monday, November 8, 2021. A U.S. crackdown on foot crossings is taking place at Peace Arch Park, the unfenced park that straddles the border, in response to the increased operations of what U.S. Customs and Border Protection called "transnational criminal organizations." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Spring rains welcome, but drought risk lingers in Western Canada
A wetter-than-expected spring has Western Canadian farmers breathing a sigh of relief, but the threat of drought remains. A farmer drives a seeding rig as he plants a canola crop on their family's farm near Cremona, Alta., Tuesday, May 16, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Forecasters warn B.C. to prepare for hot summer
Forecasters say British Columbia should prepare for hotter than normal temperatures in June. A young boy is silhouetted as he jumps off the pier at Crescent Beach into Boundary Bay, in Surrey, B.C., Tuesday, July 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Ontario teen with special needs dies after found unresponsive at high school
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says police and the Hasting and Prince Edward District School Board have launched an investigation into the death of a 16-year-old boy with special needs who was allegedly found unresponsive at his high school two weeks ago. Lecce speaks to journalists at the Queen's Park Legislature in Toronto on Friday August 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Hitachi Rail to add around 1,000 employees in Canada as Thales deal closes
Hitachi Rail says it is adding around 1,000 employees in Canada through its $2.5-billion acquisition of Thales' Ground Transportation Systems. A Hitachi-built Class 800 GWR (Great Western Railway) train waits on a platform at Bristol Temple Meads station in Bristol, England, Oct. 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-PA, Andrew Matthews
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez falls to Ons Jabeur in French Open third round
Canada's Leylah Fernandez reacts as she plays against Tunisia's Ons Jabeur during their women's singles match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen on day six of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros Complex in Paris on May 31, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP) (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images)
Google makes fixes to AI-generated search summaries after outlandish answers went viral
FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is seen on the Google house at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 10, 2024. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
Mexicans set to vote Sunday after election campaign marred by rise in political violence
A state police officer stands outside a school that will be used as a polling station, ahead of the June 2 general election, in Morelia, Mexico, May 30, 2024. REUTERS/Ivan Arias
U.S. plans to impose new visa restrictions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials after security verdicts
FILE — Supporters of 47 pro-democracy activists who have been charged under a national security law, at West Kowloon Court in Hong Kong, May 31, 2021. A Hong Kong court will begin issuing verdicts on Thursday, May 30, 2024, in the city’s largest national security trial, as the authorities use sweeping powers imposed by Beijing to quash political dissent in the Chinese territory. (Lam Yik Fei/The New York Times)
Russia and Ukraine exchange POWs for the first time in months; bodies of fallen also swapped
A Ukrainian serviceman reacts after returning from captivity during POWs exchange in Sumy region, Ukraine, Friday, May 31, 2024. Ukraine returned 75 prisoners, including four civilians, in the latest exchange of POWs with Russia. It's the fourth prisoner swap this year, and 52nd since Russia invaded Ukraine. In all, 3 210 Ukrainian servicemen and civilians were returned since the outbreak of the war. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Police say 187 alleged hate crimes reported in Toronto so far in 2024, almost half antisemitic
Toronto police say there have been close to 190 hate crimes reported so far this year, nearly half of them antisemitic. A Toronto Police Service logo patch is shown in Toronto, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
German police shoot man who attacked far-right rally with knife in Mannheim
A forensic police officers work at the scene of a knife attack at the market square in Mannheim, Germany, Friday, May 31, 2024. An assailant with a knife attacked and wounded several people in a central square in the southwestern German city of Mannheim on Friday, police said. Police shot the attacker, who also was hurt. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)
Northern lights possible over Canada after sunspot behind big solar storm returns
The northern lights could return to the sky over parts of Canada as a sunspot that contributed to a recent stunning aurora display rotates back Earth-side. A person takes a photo of the northern lights in Vancouver, on Saturday, May 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
India heat wave kills at least 33, including election officials
Residents fill containers with water supplied by a municipal tanker in New Delhi on May 30, 2024, amid ongoing heatwave. India is enduring a crushing heatwave with temperatures in several cities sizzling well above 45 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP) (Photo by MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)
What to expect from the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy
A drone view shows the remains of the Mulberry Harbour in Arromanches, Normandy region, France, April 12, 2024. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Nvidia set to overtake Apple as world’s second-most valuable company
The nVIDIA booth is shown at the E3 2017 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 13, 2017
Offenders fall through the cracks in short-term rental rules
Kerry Gold
Toronto police say trespassing law doesn’t give power to clear U of T encampment
A Palestinian flag flies over the pro-Palestinian encampment set up in front of Convocation Hall at the University of Toronto campus, in Toronto, Sunday, May 26, 2024. Toronto police say they will only take action to clear the encampment at the University of Toronto in case of emergency or to carry out a court order.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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